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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in electronic education technology enable students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like The New School to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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